In comparison to the previous two years, Cristobal didn’t nearly play as heavily in the winter cycle of the 2024 transfer site. Miami football, which is listed as the fifth-best transfer portal class in the ACC and 32nd overall in the country, will only be gaining nine new transfer commits. Only one four-star player will be present out of the eight three-star players.

But probably the most significant move of Cristobal’s term was that one four-star. Cameron Ward, a former quarterback for the Washington State Cougars, is that person.

Cameron Ward was the Hurricanes’ most devious 2024 transfer portal commit, as I mentioned in a previous piece. And that’s still the case. Massive NIL swaying or not, Cristobal and the rest of the Hurricanes staff did a fantastic job of persuading Ward to play for Miami instead of going to the NFL.